remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
military personnel; soldier
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
(political) power; authority; influence
in comparison to; rather than
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to feel; to sense; to experience
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
use; utilization; utilisation; application
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
adds force or indicates command
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
charming; fascinating; attractive
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to say; to be called; to do
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
price; cost; value; worth; value
don't you think?; indicates question
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
in accordance with; according to
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that